Cloud computing and virtual networking are currently hot topics and have been generating substantial interest in the community and it is anticipated that this interest will expand. It is also important to the management community as it is challenging traditional management methods by its sheer size and high level of automation. Clouds must provide appropriate levels of performance to large groups of diverse users, and those clouds are accessed through virtualized wide area networks. Management systems are essential for that and thereby for the future success of the cloud paradigm. New systems, methods, and approaches for cloud and virtualization management from an IT as well as a networking perspective are to be discussed at this workshop.

Paper registration due: Extended to January 6, 2010
Paper upload due: Extended to January 11, 2010
Notification of acceptance: February 8, 2010
Final camera-ready papers due: February 19, 2010
Workshop dates: April 23, 2010

For the CloudMan 2010 workshop researchers from the various Cloud Management and Virtual Network communities are encouraged to submit and present original work to be considered for publication. Overall topics of interest include but are not limited to:

The Workshop Cloud Management invites authors to submit original and unpublished work. Papers should not exceed 8 pages IEEE style (single-spaced 2-column of text using 10-point size type on A4 paper). Authors should submit a PostScript (level 2) or PDF file that will print on a PostScript printer.

• Electronic submission only (via submission server)
• Submission requires the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper.
• All selected papers for this workshop are peer-reviewed and will be published with IEEE Xplore.
• Selected (extended) papers will be invited to a journal special issue.